Adcole Corporation

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Over 500 automobile manufacturers and auto suppliers use Adcole’s computerized inspection gages for quality control checks on camshafts and crankshafts. Founded in 1957, the company has established manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts and Florida and runs offices worldwide. Nearly 60% of the company’s business comes from automotive OEMs and manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment, outboards, and other small engine manufacturers. The remaining 40% of Adcole’s business comes from the spacecraft hardware industry.

Founded in 1957, Adcole has manufacturing facilities in both Massachusetts and Florida, and offices around the world. Adcole maintains its leadership in the critical core competencies of high accuracy optical-mechanical measuring technologies and company know-how by investing 10% of revenues in R&D. In addition to manufacturing special purpose machines that measure engine components like camshafts, crankshafts and pistons, Adcole has been a leading supplier of sun sensors for space satellites for over 40 years.

Reece: All of the biggest automotive and large diesel engine makers depend on Adcole. Over the years, our customers have asked us to develop special measuring features for their newest designs. In some cases, our customers have asked us to develop a new machine entirely. One of our largest customers in the United States asked us to build a surface finish machine that can run the measuring sequence automatically. This was the first automatic roughness machine for crankshafts for the industry.

The Massachusetts-based Adcole Corporation makes cylindrical coordinate measuring machines (CCMM) that measure camshafts, crankshafts and pistons. The company also makes digital sun angle sensors for spacecraft. The company, founded in 1957, has manufacturing facilities in both Massachusetts and Florida and has offices across the world. Nearly 60 per cent of the company’s business comes from automotive OEMs and manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment, outboards, and other small engine manufacturers.

Reece: We have always followed the belief that our customers should have the most accurate gage possible. This means that more process tolerances can be reserved for the process. For example, if a gage takes 10% or more of the component tolerances, there will be less tolerance production and an increased likelihood of rejecting good components. Adcole manufactures the most accurate gages in its class, and our customers benefit from a strategic advantage.

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